'SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES! NEW DISCOVERIES IN PNEUMATICKS! - OR AN EXPERIMENTAL LECTURE ON THE POWERS OF AIR'. Satirical take on the fashionable public lectures and scientific demonstrations at the "ROYAL INSTITUTION". The Royal Institution was founded in March 1799 with the aim of introducing new technologies and teaching science to the general public

Gillray, James.

Verlag: London ca 1818

Beschreibung

24 x 34 cm.t Original coloured copper engraving. Lower left white corner cropped. Previously folded. James Gillray (1756-1815) was an important English engraver of caricatures. Some of his works, like this one, were reproduced in a slightly smaller size after his death. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 30528

Bibliografische Details

Titel: 'SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES! NEW DISCOVERIES IN ...

Verlag: London ca 1818

Zustand: Near Fine